(Original post by vas876)
Considering 60% of all applicants get 4 rejections.

Getting 2.5 Interviews per year of applying is phenomenal.

Right. But thats got nothing to do with the number of interviews you get. If I get 4 interviews, I can still get straight rejections...
I know a few people with more 3 or more interviews in a year. I wouldn't have described them as phenomenal

(Original post by slowsnail)
Right. But thats got nothing to do with the number of interviews you get. If I get 4 interviews, I can still get straight rejections...
I know a few people with more 3 or more interviews in a year. I wouldn't have described them as phenomenal

(Original post by vas876)
Considering 60% of all applicants get 4 rejections.

Getting 2.5 Interviews per year of applying is phenomenal.

It's not really that phenomenal at all.

Get ~650 on your UKCAT (which is what, top 40% of people who take the test?) - guaranteed interview at Barts. Meet the academic criteria (grades etc. ~80% of applicants) - guaranteed interview at Cambridge and St. Georges.

So that's 3 interviews in a cycle, and all you have to do is meet the entrance requirements and get a slightly higher than average UKCAT score. If that's what counts as phenomenal...

Get ~650 on your UKCAT (which is what, top 40% of people who take the test?) - guaranteed interview at Barts. Meet the academic criteria (grades etc. ~80% of applicants) - guaranteed interview at Cambridge and St. Georges.

So that's 3 interviews in a cycle, and all you have to do is meet the entrance requirements and get a slightly higher than average UKCAT score. If that's what counts as phenomenal...

Considering most people DONT meet the academic criteria for Cambridge, and they dont get a good enough BMAT score for Cambridge.

That rules that interview out.

St Georges if you meet their GCSE criteria then yes that is a guaranteed interview as with Barts. (presuming you have sufficient work experience or voluntary work)

(Original post by vas876)Considering most people DONT meet the academic criteria for Cambridge, and they dont get a good enough BMAT score for Cambridge.

That rules that interview out.

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Just to clarify the Cambridge thing, even if people get a poor BMAT, they could still get an interview depending on the College, but it would obviously disadvantage them in terms of actually getting an offer after interview.

(Original post by DaveJ)
Just to clarify the Cambridge thing, even if people get a poor BMAT, they could still get an interview depending on the College, but it would obviously disadvantage them in terms of actually getting an offer after interview.

(Original post by vas876)
Considering most people DONT meet the academic criteria for Cambridge, and they dont get a good enough BMAT score for Cambridge.

That rules that interview out.

St Georges if you meet their GCSE criteria then yes that is a guaranteed interview as with Barts. (presuming you have sufficient work experience or voluntary work)

So yes it is phenomenal! Sorry we don't all have your grades.

Most colleges in Cambridge give out interviews to all applicants who meet their basic requirements, and then take BMAT score into account after interview. I would hazard a guess that around 80% of people applying to any medical school probably have sufficient academics to get an interview there. So no, it doesn't rule it out.

And as you have agreed, regardless of Cambridge it is quite easy to guarantee two interviews at Barts and George's. So that would be 4 interviews in two cycles.

Getting one interview from 4 other chances (when it has been shown that at other medical schools it is certainly easy to attain) is not phenomenal. Certainly, it's something to be proud of and a decent achievement, but it's not "exceedingly or unbelievably great".

And as for your last (rather *****y) sentence - this has nothing to do with my abilities.